About Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS)

The Walt Disney Company is an entertainment company. The Company operates in four business segments: Media Networks, Parks and Resorts, Studio Entertainment, and Consumer Products & Interactive Media. The media networks segment includes cable and broadcast television networks, television production and distribution operations, domestic television stations, and radio networks and stations. Under the Parks and Resorts segment, the Company's Walt Disney Imagineering unit designs and develops new theme park concepts and attractions, as well as resort properties. The studio entertainment segment produces and acquires live-action and animated motion pictures, direct-to-video content, musical recordings and live stage plays. It also develops and publishes games, primarily for mobile platforms, books, magazines and comic books. The Company distributes merchandise directly through retail, online and wholesale businesses. Its cable networks consist of ESPN, the Disney Channels and Freeform.

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Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Frequently Asked Questions

What is Walt Disney's stock symbol?

Walt Disney trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "DIS."

How often does Walt Disney pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Walt Disney?

Walt Disney declared a Semi-Annual dividend on Wednesday, November 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.84 per share on Thursday, January 11th. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 8th. View Walt Disney's Dividend History.

How were Walt Disney's earnings last quarter?

Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 6th. The entertainment giant reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.61 by $0.28. The entertainment giant had revenue of $15.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.47 billion. Walt Disney had a return on equity of 20.44% and a net margin of 19.61%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.55 earnings per share. View Walt Disney's Earnings History.

What are Wall Street analysts saying about Walt Disney stock?

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Walt Disney stock:

1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Parks & Resorts division once again turned out to be the savior for Disney in first-quarter fiscal 2018. The company, whose shares have outperformed the industry in the past six months, delivered positive earnings surprise after missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate in the preceding quarter. However, the big take away from the quarter was top-line performance, which surpassed the consensus mark for the first time in six quarters. Further, Disney is acquiring majority of Twenty-First Century Fox’s assets, which includes its Film and Television studios accompanied by cable and international TV businesses. The deal provides a bout of fresh air to Disney, which for quite some time now has been jostling in the fast changing media landscape. The addition of Fox's rich library of movies and TV series would greatly enhance Disney’s prospects in the streaming service. However, falling subscribers at ESPN remain a concern." (3/13/2018)

2. Pivotal Research analysts commented, "We continue to value Disney at $94 per share on a YE2018 basis, rating the stock Sell. Disney reported fiscal 1Q18 (calendar 4Q17) earnings for the period ending December 30, 2017 on Tuesday. Revenues rose +4% (including less than a percentage point of top-line benefit from the acquisition of BAMTech). This compares with our forecast for revenue growth of +5%. Operating income margins of 26% vs. 25% in the year-ago period were better than our 23% expectation, and adjusted EPS of $1.89, up from $1.55 in the year-ago period, was also better than expectations." (2/7/2018)

3. FBR & Co analysts commented, "We update estimates to factor in Disney CEO Bob Iger’s statement at an investor conference Sept. 7 that Disney’s EPS was likely to be comparable in F2017 to F2016, a step down from former guidance for modest growth." Disney’s stock dipped on the comments, along with the media group. But we read the reduced EPS outlook as mainly due to Hurricane Irma, meaning the EPS trim should largely come back in F2018. We didn’t see Iger raising any new secular concerns, although another presenter, Comcast, raised a form of secular concern with disclosure of expectations for up to 150,000 video sub losses in the Sept. quarter, due, in part to competition from skinny bundle SVOD services. But competition of this sort isn’t necessarily negative for Disney (or CBS, Fox, Tegna and TV stations), since they are largely in the online skinny bundles." (9/8/2017)

Has Walt Disney been receiving favorable news coverage?

Press coverage about DIS stock has trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Walt Disney earned a coverage optimism score of 0.06 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the entertainment giant an impact score of 44.06 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

Which major investors are selling Walt Disney stock?

DIS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fisher Asset Management LLC, Credit Agricole S A, Russell Investments Group Ltd., UBS Asset Management Americas Inc., Schroder Investment Management Group, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. NY, Virtus Fund Advisers LLC and Teacher Retirement System of Texas. Company insiders that have sold Walt Disney company stock in the last year include Aylwin B Lewis, Brent Woodford, Robert A Iger and Susan E Arnold. View Insider Buying and Selling for Walt Disney.

How do I buy shares of Walt Disney?

Shares of DIS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

What is Walt Disney's stock price today?

One share of DIS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $101.48.

How big of a company is Walt Disney?

Walt Disney has a market capitalization of $154.68 billion and generates $55.14 billion in revenue each year. The entertainment giant earns $8.98 billion in net income (profit) each year or $7.05 on an earnings per share basis. Walt Disney employs 199,000 workers across the globe.

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Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Analysts' Consensus Rating

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